Insect-destroying machine



March 2 1926.

S. H. MANLY INSECT DESTROYING uAcHmE '2 Sheets-Shoot 1 Filed Sept. 15,1923 March 2 1926. 1,575,072

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A TTORIIEY Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

SAMUEL H. MANLY. OF GRANBURY, TEXAS? INSECT-DESTROYING MACHINE.

' Application illed'September 15, 1923. 7 Serial No. 662,800.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itiknown that I, SAMUEL H. MANLY, a citizen; of the United States,residing at Granbury, in the county ofHood and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful. Improvements in Insect-DestroyingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to insect destroying machines; and the object is toprovide a simple 'device for destroying insects and particularly bollweevils'which destroy cotton c'rops,'to provide a simple device whichmay be carried on acultivator beam, to provide a simple device which canbe furnished at a small cost, and which is simple in operation and maybe automatically operated by the cultivator on which it is mounted. Theobject is also to provide a machine which can be efficiently used duringthe first fruiting of the cotton and at all other times during thefruiting of the cotton. It is known that boll weevils begin to infestthe cottonplants when they are very small. As soon as the boll weevilscome out of hibernation they begin their work on'young cotton evenbefore cotton begins to bloom. One of the objects is to provide amachine which can be used on very small cotton, so

that the boll weevil can be destroyed before it deposits the first eggs.Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the followingdescription and the invention will be more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved insectdestroyer. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of one of the pansfor catching the insects. Fig. 4 is aside elevation of the machine. Fig.5 is a front elevation of the machine, showing a variation in thedriving means.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the insect catchmg Fig. 7 1s a vertical panon the left side. cross-section of Fig. 1. a

'Sim1lar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several Views. Thls machine 15 provided with a framecomposed of uprights 1 and 2 for the left side thereof and alongitudinal bar 3 is bolted to these uprights at their upper ends.

A. longitudinal bar 4: is bolted to the lower ends of these uprights tocomplete the frame on the left side and to form a hanger bar forattaching the insect destroying machine to'a cultivator beam. A couplerbracket, 5

is attached to the bar for attaching the machine to a cultivator beam ofordinary type.

The insect destroyer is to be attached to different types of cultivatorsand brackets 5 or other attaching devices maybe used. The rear part ofthe destroyer carries a roller 38 which may drive the reel 32. i

A supplemental frame, bracket frame members 6 and 7, is attachedrespectively to uprights 1 and 2. Angular frame members 8 and 9 areriveted to the bracket frame members 6 and 7 2LI1Cl'QX- tendedatinclines to the ri ht side of the machine and then vertically downwardto form upright frame members for the right side of the machine;Longitudinal frame bars 10 are attached to the upper and lower parts ofthe members 8 and 9 and a screen 11 is attached to the bars 10. A screen'12 is attached to the lower parts of the uprights 1 and 2 and the-upperedge of the screen is attached to and suspended from the pivot bar M bysprings 13 and the pivot bar 1 1 is journaled in bearing brackets 16which are attached to uprights 1 and 2.

The screen 12 is further suspended bysprings 15 which are attached tothe screen and to the brackets 16 for supporting the screen yieldingly.The angular bars 8 and 9 are provided with braces 17 which are attachedto these bars by clips 18 and these braces are also attached to theupright frame members 6 and 7 by brackets 19. This structure makes areasonably rigid frame and forms a longitudinal channel therethroughconsisting of for passing on each side of a row of cotton plants. a

A vertically movable screen covered hood 20 is mounted within the frameabove described and movable vertically between the screens 11 and 12.This hood is composed of solid end pieces 21 (which may be of wood orother suitable material) and a and are. pivotally. connected to the.members 21-of the hood. Aleveiv26. is rigid with @the pivot-barzlet.A'sector27is-rigidly attached I to the frame member 7 and provided .witha plurality of holes 28. A springdog29-is carried by thelever 26 and isadapted to enter any; one of i the holes 28 inthe. sector; or

standard 2Tfor holding the hood .at differentrheights.

Thehood 21 is guider in its motion by rods 30 and by the perforated arms;31iWl1lGll-Ll6- attached to the hood 2].. The. arms 311 are perforatedto receive the guide rods 30.. Whenthe ;hood.2l ismoved vertically bythe-lever 26, the hood will be guided byxtl1Q I'OClS'30- A- reel .32iscarried by the.ho0d.2lby.means of bearings 33 in which the reelis-jo-urnaled.. Bearings 33 are-supported by. brackets attached to thehood 21. The reelo32 haslongitudinal bars or. members 3% for agitatingthe cotton plants for: the. purpose of shaking the insects down or:oif'the-cotton. The reelis driven by abevel-gear wheel;35' and gearwheel 35 is driven. by a bevel'gear wheelca-rried in the-hood '36.Thehood:36and the gear wheeltherein are carried by a.telescopicsha-ftmember-37. Awheel 38 is journaled in bearings 89 whicharepivotallyconnected with upright2. its shaft 40 whichis inclosedpartly\ in' achood 42-;and the wheel 41 drivesa gear'wheel which iscarried in the swinging hood48 and the gear in hood 43 drives atelescopic shafted. The shaft members square-portions45 and 46, thepart46 'telee scoping into: part 45. adapted to drivethe-reel 32; at anyordinary height.

The insects. are shaken from the plants and they fall into trap pans ortroughs, 47. and 48:. ThepanA'Tfis hungon the; machine frameby bars 49and bolts 4:9 asr-showrr in; Fig. 2 so thatthe pan willbra-detachable.

The pan 48 is also detachably mountediby removable bolts 49- sothatithewinsects can be removed.

which are in three parts, asshown in Fig. 3, andthe parts are soarranged as; tov make azigzag; entrance and the parts-.51 and 5am.inclined so that-the insectswill slide down- Arms 24 are rigid'with theup and down Thewhcelr88 with drives a bevel gear wheel; 4:1

37and l4 telescope and have The gearing; is thus,

The. pans-are provided with vtops into the pans. On the opposite sidefrom the entrance into the pan, there are perforations 50 for light butthe perforations are not large enough for insects to escape. The threepart entrance will be dark so that the insects-will not goback or try togo back through the entrance. The insects are thus trapped" in the pans.The insects may be destroyed in anyconvenient manner.

The. parallel relation of the cultivator beams aids in the control andoperation of the insect gathering device. The heavy springs at theconnection of the cultivator beam with the cultivator frame sustain-a.considerable part. of the weight. of-the insectgatherers andthus makeless to be sup. ported ,by.the wheel .38..

lVhat I claim is:-

1. An insect destroying machinecomprising; a hanger frame. providedwithscreen. side members forming a longitudinal channel, a rod.journaled inone side of said frame and provided ovith arms=rigidtherewith and r0 ectinma )oroXim-atel Y horizontall ntherer 2: ll 3from, a screen: hood 1 suspended from saidarms, a leverrigid .withsaidrod for raising. and loweringsaidjhood, araclr' fomholding; said.level at different adjustments, vertical guides for said-hood, a reeljou-rnaled in; said hood, means fordrivingsaid reel, and. trap pansbelow said reelfor: catchinginsects- 2-. An insect destroying :machinecomprise inga hanger frame provided with screen side members forming "alongitudinal channel, arod journaled. in, OIIBRSld' of said frame andprovided with arms rigidtherewith and projecting approximatelyhorizontally: therefrom, a screen hood suspended from saidarms, a leverrigid witlr' said rod. for raising and loweringgsaid h'ood,- a rack. forholding said lever at different adjust-g ments, vertical guides for saidhood, areel journaledin said hood, means for; driving said:reelincluding gearing and telescopic shafts, and'trap pans belowsaid:reel1for' catching insects. I

8. An insect destroying machine comprise ing. a hanger frameprovidedwitlrscrecn side members forming a longitudinal channel, a rodjournaled in one side of said frame and provided'withv armsrig-id therewith and projecting, approximately horizon:- tally therefrom, a hoodsuspended from said arms, aileverzrigid with said rodaformaising andlowering-said hood, a-;rack:f0r holding said lever at different.adjustments, vertical guides for said hood,:.a reelv journaled'in saidhood, means for: drivingsaid reel, in eluding-a ground .wheel andbearings there for pivotally connected to said hangerzframe and gearingincluding telescopic shafts driven from saidiground wheel, anditrappanscarried by said hanger frame for. catching insects. 1

4. An insect destroying machine comprising a fral'ne including a top andside 111e1nbers and screens attached to said side members and forming alongitudinal channel, a.

5 pivot rod journaled in said frame and provided with arms projectinghorizontally therefrom, a screen hood suspended from said arms, a leverrigid with said rod for 1 raising and lowering said screen hood,vertical rods rigid With said frame for guiding said hood in itsvertical movement, a reel journaled in said hood, means for driving saidreel, and means for catching insects.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 14th day of June, 1922.

SAMUEL H. MANLY.

